Sun Metro
 | |
| Founded | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 700-A San Francisco, El Paso |
| Locale | El Paso, Texas, US |
| Service type | bus, paratransit |
| Routes | 59 |
| Stops | 2,873 |
| Hubs | 8 |
| Fleet | 159 |
| Annual ridership | 16,501,793 (2013)[1] |
| Operator | City of El Paso |
| Website |
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Sun Metro Mass Transit Department, simply known as Sun Metro, is the public transportation provider that serves El Paso, Texas. Consisting of buses and paratransit service, it is a department of the City of El Paso, and the agency also serves the rest of El Paso County and Sunland Park, New Mexico. The major hub is located at the Bert Williams Downtown Santa Fe Transfer Center in the surrounding block areas in Downtown El Paso.
Until 1987, Sun Metro was called Sun City Area Transit (SCAT).
Facilities
- Bert Williams Downtown Santa Fe Transfer Center, 601 Santa Fe St.
- Al Jefferson Westside Transfer Center, 7535 Remcon Cir.
- Eastside Terminal, 1165 Sunmount Dr.
- Five Points Terminal, 2830 Montana Ave.
- Headquarters, 700-A San Francisco Ave.
- LIFT Facility, 5081 Fred Wilson Ave.
- Northgate Terminal, 9348 Dyer St.
- Union Plaza Transit Terminal, 400 W. San Antonio Ave.
- Mission Valley Transfer Center, 9065 Alameda Ave.
- Glory Road Transfer Center, 100 E. Glory Road
Route list
- Brio - Mesa
- 1 Downtown/Eastside Express
- 3 Downtown/Ysleta Express
- 4 Downtown/Union Plaza Circulator
- 7 Northeast/Lower Valley
- 9 Downtown/Golden Horseshoe Circulator
- 10 Sunset Heights/UTEP
- 11 Mesita via Kern Place
- 12 Doniphan Circulator
- 13 Coronado Hills Circulator
- 14 Westwind/Downtown
- 15 Mesa/Downtown
- 16 Upper Valley Circulator
- 17 Three Hills NW EPCC/Outlet Shoppes
- 18 Westside Express/Downtown
- 19 Resler Circulator
- 20 Sunland Park Circulator
- 21 Chelmont via Raynolds
- 22 Chelmont via Chelsea/Downtown
- 23 Paisano via Fox Plaza/Downtown
- 24 Delta via Second Ward
- 25 University Medical Center
- 30 Ft. Bliss via Pleasanton
- 31 Fort Bliss/Eastside Connector
- 32 Logan Heights via Piedras
- 33 Government Hill via Bassett Place
- 34 Medical Center via Cliff
- 35 Northgate via Dyer/Downtown
- 36 Beaumont via Highland
- 40 North Hills via Rushing
- 41 Northgate via Piedras
- 42 Northeast Connector
- 43 Montalvo Park via Dyer
- 44 Sean Haggerty via McCombs
- 45 Transmountain EPCC Circulator
- 46 Northeast Circulator/Rushing
- 50 Montana/Airport/Downtown
- 51 Edgemere
- 52 Pebble Hills
- 53 Montwood
- 55 Eastside Terminal/Downtown
- 58 Montana/Turner
- 59 Eastside Connector/Downtown
- 60 Zaragoza Bridge Circulator
- 61 Ysleta via Alameda/Downtown
- 62 Pasodale via Lakeside/Downtown
- 63 Loma Terrace via Zaragoza
- 65 Hacienda via Carolina/Downtown
- 66 Lancaster via North Loop/Downtown
- 67 Yarborough/Lee Trevino
- 69 George Dieter
- 70 University Express
- 71 Trawood
- 72 Vista del Sol
- 73 Pellicano
- 74 Rojas
- 75 Glory Road/RC Poe Express
- 83 NM Sunland Park via McNutt
- 84 EPCC Mission del Paso via Clint & Socorro
- 204 Glory Road./UMC Express
Fleet
Active
| Make/ Model |
length | Year | Numbers (Quantity Ordered) |
Engine/ Transmission |
Fuel Propulsion | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC RTS-08 (T80-208) |
40' | 1990-91 | 9101-9179 (79 buses) |
|
Diesel | |
| TMC RTS-08 (T80-208) | 40' | 1993 | 9301-9302 (2 buses) |
|
Diesel | |
| Orion Bus Industries V 05.501 CNG |
40' | 1994 | 9310-9327 (18 buses) |
CNG | ||
| New Flyer L40 |
40' | 1995 | 9401-9435 (35 buses) |
|
LNG | |
| New Flyer C35LF |
35' | 2004 | 0401-0425 (25 buses) |
|
CNG | These buses were repowered with Cummins-Westport ISL-G 8.9L engines. |
| NABI 40-LFW |
40' | 2007 | 0601-0635 0680-0699 (55 buses) |
|
Diesel | |
| NABI 40-LFW |
40' | 2008 | 0901-0940 (40 buses) |
|
Diesel | |
| NABI 35-LFW Gen-II |
35' | 2010 | 1001-1008 (8 buses) |
|
Diesel | |
| New Flyer Xcelsior XN60 |
60' | 2014 | (13 buses) |
|
CNG | Most of these buses are used in Sun Metro's BRIO BRT service. |
| New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 |
40' | 2014 | (9 buses) |
|
CNG |
Brio bus rapid transit
Sun Metro began operating its bus rapid transit system, named Brio, on October 27, 2014,[2] serving the Mesa Street corridor (part of State Highway 20) between Downtown El Paso and the Westside Transfer Center in Northwest El Paso. The frequency of Brio buses range from 10 minutes during weekday rush hours to 15 minutes mid-day from Monday to Friday, and 20 minutes on Saturdays; buses do not run on Sundays or holidays. The line uses 22 purpose-built curbside stations with shelters, ticket vending machines for pre-boarding payment, and real-time arrival information. The 8.6-mile-long (13.8 km) route runs in mixed traffic, but does use transit signal priority. The Brio fleet consists of 60-foot-long (18 m) branded New Flyer Xcelsior articulated buses powered by compressed natural gas, able to carry 72 total passengers and feature on-board WiFi, interior bike racks, and passenger information monitors.[3] The project cost $27.1 million to implement, using local funds and a Federal Transit Administration grant.[4][5]
Sun Metro plans to open its second Brio route in 2016, extending the system to Mission Valley via Alameda Avenue at a cost of $35.5 million. Further routes on Dyer Street and Montana Avenue are planned, with the former beginning construction as early as 2017.[4][6]
El Paso Streetcar
The El Paso Streetcar is a $90 Million streetcar project slated to run 4.8 miles (7.7 km)[7] from Downtown El Paso to UTEP. Streetcars will travel north on Oregon Street, turn east at Glory Road/Baltimore, then south on Stanton Street. A downtown loop will travel east on Franklin Avenue, south on Kansas Street, west on Father Rahm, and north on Santa Fe Street.[8] The El Paso City Council approved going forward with the project in July 2014.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Sun Metro Fact Sheet". Sun Metro. 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ Arias, Pilar (October 27, 2014). "Sun Metro's rapid transit system Brio launches". KVIA-TV. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Texas agency showcases new station, buses". Metro Magazine. May 27, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- 1 2 "Brio". Sun Metro. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Sun Metro and LAN Celebrate Opening of Rapid Transit System in El Paso". Mass Transit Magazine. October 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Ashlie (December 9, 2015). "Dyer Rapid Transit System to start construction around late 2017". KVIA-TV. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ↑ "El Paso streetcar project on schedule, on budget". KTSM. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ "El Paso Development News: Council Chooses Streetcar Route". Elpasodevnews.com. June 6, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ↑ Ramirez, Cindy (July 22, 2014). "City Council moves forward on El Paso Streetcar Project". El Paso Times. Retrieved February 21, 2015.